Chuck Muth

• Opinion

  Sandoval takes job with Jones Vargas law firm

  (RGJ) – Former U.S. District Judge Brian Sandoval has joined the Nevada law firm of Jones Vargas. Sandoval, a Republican, resigned from the bench last month to launch a campaign for governor. He said he will focus on building an alternative dispute resolution practice for the firm, one of the state’s largest...

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  With a year-plus to go, rethinking Harry Reid’s race

  (LV Sun) – What has been the conventional wisdom isn’t holding up, some analysts say. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Feds to Nevada: Ease up on medical marijuana users

  (RGJ) – Federal prosecutors in Nevada and about a dozen other states that have laws allowing people to use marijuana for medical reasons were told Monday that they should not waste their “limited federal resources” going after these individuals or their suppliers. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Medical marijuana decision won’t affect Nevada, officials say

  (LVRJ) – The Obama administration’s decision to no longer prosecute medical marijuana users won’t have any effect in Nevada, which never has had an approved patient face federal charges, state and law enforcement representatives said today. – Read more here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Murren says Wynn doesn’t speak for the entire industry

  (Stutz) – MGM Mirage boss Jim Murren doesn’t mind that rival casino operator Steve Wynn made the rounds on cable television recently. – Read the rest here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Debate Over Liberty Not for the Squeamish

  (Mitchell) – Whilst contemplating the angst over the strong and somewhat bellicose language accompanying the story of the Oath Keepers, I began to recall some words used in earlier times, more perilous times. – Read the rest here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  It’s time to grade the teachers

  (NPRI) – It is extremely rare for politicians to turn down other people’s money, even if the sticky strings of a spider’s web are attached. But policymakers in Nevada are turning down President Obama’s “Race to the Top” education dollars rather than vex teacher-union bosses. – Read the rest here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Brian Sandoval: Nevada’s man of mystery

  (CityLife) – Brian Sandoval is nothing if not cautious. It’s a trait that tends to keep him out of political messes (mostly), but one that can frustrate people who want to know exactly what he wants to do if he’s elected governor in November 2010. – Read more here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Reid Acts Lax As Race Heats Up

  (CQ Politics) – Even as Harry Reid jets off for high-profile fundraisers with the vice president and launches his first round of campaign ads at home, the powerful Senate Majority Leader continues to appear nonchalant in the halls of the Capitol about the danger of losing his seat next year. – Read...

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Lobbyists’ $100K haul for Reid

  (Politico) – Several of the top lobbyists in Washington helped pad Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s massive campaign warchest last quarter, plunging $100,000 into his 2010 re-election effort. – Read the rest here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Moonbats generously provide Harry Reid with political cover at home

  (Gleaner) – Remember how some lefties were going to run an ad in Nevada telling your Senate majority leader not to wuss out on the public option? Here ’tis: – Read more here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  First GOP, Now Progressives Challenge Harry Reid’s Leadership

  (Newsweek) – Last week, Holly wrote about the tough race Harry Reid will face next year in Nevada. Republicans, she wrote, are eager to knock him off, as they did Tom Daschle in 2006. And if his poll numbers are any indication, Reid should be worried. – Read more here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009
• Opinion

  Doomed Democratic dynasties of Biden and Reid?

  (London Telegraph) – It’s way too early to start predicting the results of next year’s mid-term elections. But Democrats are already quaking in their boots. Remember all those breathless predictions of the Democratic party being in power for a zillion years? We’re not hearing those now. – Read more here

  Chuck Muth October 20, 2009